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Our 2025/26 course offer will be visible and open for applications from Monday 30th June. We are currently updating our website ready for the new year so be aware you may see changes. If you have questions about courses starting in June and July you can call us on freephone 0800 988 0308 for live information.

Mandarin

Brand NEW for 2024/25, our Mandarin Language courses will be launching from September at Enderby Adult Learning Centre! Spoken by roughly 70% of Chinese speakers, Mandarin is the most widely spoken of the Chinese languages and one of the 6 official languages of the United Nations.

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If you need more information, want to discuss levels and course content, or wish to enrol, you can visit our Learning Centres in-person, call our FREEphone Enrolment Line or email us on the details listed below.

  • 0800 988 0308
  • adult.learning@leics.gov.uk
  • If you need help with your choice of learning, training, career, work and life goals, please book an appointment with one of our Learning and Work Advisors who can provide free, 1:1, impartial advice.

 

Mandarin Beginners - A Taster

This is an eight week course designed for complete beginners to the language. It is the first of a two part course for beginners and will give you a taste of the language you want to learn. You will be introduced to a range of basic phrases that you will be able to use in practical situations. The emphasis will be on having fun and speaking the language through activities and games. The 8 sessions will encourage you and give you the confidence to “have a go”. You will also discover a little about the country/ countries that speak the language and its' people.

Course Fees: Full Fee £96.80 / Reduced Fee £29.04 / FREE depending on your personal circumstances.

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Mandarin Beginners - Moving On (Year 1)

This course is for anyone who already has a few of the very basics, covered in the Beginners – A Taster course or through your own experiences. You will be introduced to a range of basic everyday language that can be used in a variety of settings e.g. holiday, social and work. The sessions will cover how to cope in a variety of situations you might find yourself in when visiting a country where they speak your chosen language.

Course Fees: Full Fee £242.00 / Reduced Fee £72.60 / FREE depending on your personal circumstances.

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Enderby Adult Learning Centre

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